HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK

By MIKE BRESNAHAN

Aug. 26, 2000 12 AM PT

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Newbury Park’s schedule, initially a curse with five consecutive road games after a home opener, now looks to be a blessing.

Construction on the football field is not complete, forcing the Panthers to conduct two-a-days at nearby Pepper Tree Park. There are no goal posts and the chalk lines on the field are slightly off.

Coach George Hurley hopes the football field is ready for the Sept. 8 opener against Burroughs. Underground plumbing pipes and electrical systems around the campus are being replaced.

“They keep telling me it’ll get done on time,” said Hurley, who has not made firm contingency plans.

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

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